Cassi Schredder

Corpus Christi city council this evening voted to move forward with removal of the mayor As the city looks for leadership amid a daunting water crisis, it's now unclear who the new mayor would be kiiitv.com/article/news/l…

New: The @txcomptroller sent a letter to the @TXAG today asking the agency to sue to strip the corporate charter of Houston's Quran Academy, alleging ties to the Muslim Brotherhood. It also hits Paxton repeatedly over his handling of the case. #txlege

I just spoke with the head of Dallas Co elections. After widespread confusion on primary election day this month, he told me they are now considering returning to countywide voting for the May runoff. Doing that would require the OK of both the county Dems and GOP. #txlege

.@RepCasar crashes a media avail by @JohnCornyn at Austin Bergstrom, where Cornyn is delivering lunch to TSA agents and blaming Dems for blocking DHS funding Casar says Cornyn is “trying to out Paxton Ken Paxton,” and blames Rs for blocking TSA funding

In today's Fault Line, I look at the recent growth in Dallas' financial and Houston's energy sectors — both building on their historical foundations. texasbullpen.com/fault-line/a-s…

Inbox: @GregAbbott_TX on the Austin shooting. “To anyone who thinks about using the current conflict in the Middle East to threaten Texans or our critical infrastructure, understand this clearly: Texas will respond with decisive and overwhelming force to protect our state.”

Welcome to Cattle Call. More than 40 Texas consultants, operatives, pollsters, and reporters gave us their predictions for 10 races in Tuesday's primary. texasbullpen.com/cattle-call-re…

The White House and @realDonaldTrump are planning an event in Corpus Christi this week currently set for Friday, multiple sources confirmed to @TXBullpen. #txlege

After repeatedly refusing @ExpressNews’ requests for comment, Rep. @TonyGonzales4TX again declines to address the affair in @TexasTribune statement while blaming his opponent @TheAKGuy for “using a disgruntled former staffer to smear (Regina’s) memory and score political points”

BREAKING: @ExpressNews obtained text messages in which an aide to U.S. Rep. @TonyGonzales4TX acknowledged she "had an affair with our boss." Two sources both said the affair was an "open secret" in the office. The staffer died by suicide last September. w/@nancypjohnson ⬇️

“Four years after Mr. Epstein’s death, the Huffines family purchased property in New Mexico listed at public auction whose proceeds benefited his victims,” @AllenBlakemore said. #txlege This story is being blasted around Capitol circles. santafenewmexican.com/news/local_new…

Listen to the new @TXBullpen Podcast, where @natesheetsforTX and I discuss the honey business, how he got involved in politics, and why he's running for agriculture commissioner to unseat longtime incumbent Sid Miller. #txlege texasbullpen.com/podcast/candid…

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SCOOP: Later today, Gov. Abbott is set to order public universities and certain state agencies to pause sponsorships of publicly-funded H-1B visas. Subscribers to @TXBullpen saw it first in the morning newsletter. Read more here: texasbullpen.com/daily-bull/slo…

The Texas Capitol will be closed all day Monday, according to an internal memo circulated by the Texas Department of Public Safety. It was previously reported that the capitol would open at noon #txlege

Stay warm with the new Texas Bullpen Podcast! This week, @cassi_schredder joins @bradj_TX and @JRichieTX to break down what happened in Texas politics, such as Gov. Abbott's big statewide endorsement, brewing #txlege fights, and the Fifth Circuit. texasbullpen.com/podcast/texas-…

New via @bradj_TX: Gov. Abbott endorses against Texas Ag Commissioner Sid Miller after ‘farm’ comment texasbullpen.com/abbott-endorse… #txlege

TLR CEO Ryan Patrick has told some House Republican incumbents that the group is no longer going to fund their challengers, @TXBullpen can confirm. Some TLR-endorsed challengers have been told the same. #txlege

New: How teaching middle school in one of Texas’ poorest neighborhoods spurred James Talarico’s U.S. Senate bid He's making these two years central to his campaign. I spoke to his former students, colleagues and friends. Read @texastribune #txsen: texastribune.org/2026/01/16/jam…

.@TXBullpen subscribers will get a spreadsheet of the latest #txlege fundraising reports in their inbox today! (Premium subscribers get it first) Subscribe here: texasbullpen.com/subscriptions/